# Vera Biryukova

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Russian rhythmic gymnast (born 1998)

In this name that follows [East Slavic naming customs](/source/East_Slavic_naming_customs), the [patronymic](/source/Patronymic) is *Leonidovna* and the [family name](/source/Surname) is *Biryukova*.

Vera Biryukova Vera Biryukova in 2021 Personal information Full name Vera Leonidovna Biryukova Alternative name Vera Biriukova Born (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 28) Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) Gymnastics career Country represented Russia (Since 2013) Club OMSK Centre of Gymnastics[1] Gym Novogorsk Head coach Tatiana Sergaeva Assistant coach Vera Shtelbaums Former coach Natalia Glemba Choreographer Elena Arais Medal record Rhythmic Gymnastics Representing Russia Summer Olympics 2016 Rio de Janeiro Group all-around European Games 2019 Minsk 5 Balls 2019 Minsk Group all-around Summer Universiade 2017 Taipei Group 5 hoops 2017 Taipei Group 3 balls/2 ropes 2017 Taipei Group all-around

**Vera Leonidovna Biryukova** ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Вера Леонидовна Бирюкова; born 11 April 1998) is a Russian group [rhythmic gymnast](/source/Rhythmic_gymnast) who was the [2016 Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) Group all-around champion.

## Career

Biryukova was born in [Omsk](/source/Omsk). She began [gymnastics](/source/Gymnastics) at five years old under the encouragement of her mother, [Vera Shtelbaums](/source/Vera_Shtelbaums). Her first coach was Natalia Glemba.

Biryukova was briefly included as part of Russia's group, but was later relegated to the reserve team. In 2016 Biryukova returned as a member of the Russian national group, replacing [Ksenia Poliakova](/source/Ksenia_Poliakova). She competed with the Russian group at the [2016 World Cup series](/source/2016_FIG_Rhythmic_Gymnastics_World_Cup_Series) in [Kazan](/source/Kazan) and [Baku](/source/Baku).

On August 19–21, Biryukova was a member of the gold-winning Russian group (with [Anastasia Maksimova](/source/Anastasia_Maksimova), [Maria Tolkacheva](/source/Maria_Tolkacheva), [Anastasia Bliznyuk](/source/Anastasia_Bliznyuk), [Anastasiia Tatareva](/source/Anastasiia_Tatareva)) that won gold at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) held in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), Brazil.[2][3]

## Awards

- [Honored Master of Sports of Russia](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8) (2016).[4]

- [Order of Friendship](/source/Order_of_Friendship) (August 25, 2016) - for outstanding sports achievements at the Games XXXI Olympiad in 2016 in the city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), manifested the will to win and sense of purpose.[5]

## Detailed Olympic results

Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying 2016 Olympics Rio de Janeiro All-around 1st 36.233 2nd 35.516 L'adoration De La Terre, Le Sacrifice - Danse Sacrale, Time, Forward! Igor Stravinsky, Moscow New Choir, Elena Rastvora, Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Vedernikov 6 Clubs / 2 Hoops 1st 18.633 6th 17.233 Samba do Brasil, Those Were The Days by Bellini, Gruppa Na-Na 5 Ribbons 3rd 17.600 1st 18.283

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Центр художественной гимнастики г. Омск](http://омхг.рф/news/vera-biryukova-edet-v-rio.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Rhythmic gymnastics: Russia wins fifth successive team gold"](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-rgymnastics-w-team-idUSKCN10W0MP). *Reuters*. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["WATCH: Top rhythmic gymnastics moments from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games"](http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/watch-top-rhythmic-gymnastics-moments-2016-rio-olympic-games). NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [ПРИКАЗ «О ПРИСВОЕНИИ ПОЧЕТНОГО СПОРТИВНОГО ЗВАНИЯ „ЗАСЛУЖЕННЫЙ МАСТЕР СПОРТА РОССИИ“»](http://minsport.gov.ru/documents/awards/29289/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.08.2016 № 429 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»](http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201608250016)

## External links

- [Vera BIRIUKOVA](https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=41423) at [World Gymnastics](/source/World_Gymnastics)

- [Vera BIRIUKOVA](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/vera-biriukova) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Vera Biryukova](https://web.archive.org/web/20161204/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/vera-biryukova-1.html) at [Olympics at Sports-Reference.com](/source/Sports_Reference#Olympics) (archived)

- [Vera Biryukova](https://www.instagram.com/biryukova__official/) on [Instagram](/source/Instagram_(identifier))

v t e Olympic champions in rhythmic gymnastics – Women's group all-around 1996: Spain 2000: Russia 2004: Russia 2008: Russia 2012: Russia 2016: Russia 2020: Bulgaria 2024: China 2016: Russia, Biryukova, Bliznyuk, Maksimova, Tatareva, Tolkacheva

v t e 2016 Russia Olympic Gymnastics Team Men's artistic gymnastics athletes Denis Ablyazin David Belyavskiy Nikolai Kuksenkov Nikita Nagornyy Ivan Stretovich Women's artistic gymnastics athletes Angelina Melnikova Aliya Mustafina Maria Paseka Daria Spiridonova Seda Tutkhalyan Rhythmic gymnastics athletes Individuals: Yana Kudryavtseva Margarita Mamun Group: Vera Biryukova Anastasia Bliznyuk Anastasia Maksimova Anastasia Tatareva Maria Tolkacheva Trampoline athletes Yana Pavlova Dmitry Ushakov Andrey Yudin

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